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powerful than their creligionists in Kru suh, were quits naable to continue the struggle against the Chinese Imperial forces after these were once fairly established. The followers of the Propbet in the North west provinces, though unquestionably hardy and courageous, are destitute of any reserve war material, and though they may possibly receive gone assistance from the Central Aslan Khanates they cannot hope to long withstand the Central Government, It is the 4th inat. fire brcko out. In matobom men-of-war in the harbony, who were dia, vantage of the oppoelamity, Bat, judging from diwy doners, and thus he was escorted to his mean that the great Viceroy's journɔy has for therefore to be hoped that they may become convinced of the utter liopelessness of their undertaking, and submit before the patience of Polting has been tried so long a to again evoke the mercilors neverity which distinguished the suppression of the Mahom modna rebellion in Xunnan, wherein the whole of the rebellious districts were laid waste and depopulated."
The dissatisfaction with the Queen's statue seoms to grow greater in proportion as familiarity with is increases. The statue itself when chealy examined scena hardly deserving of the encomiums lavished upon it at first, and it fails in its main purpose of keeping the presentment of the Queen pro minently before the people because it is so
COUNTERFEIT SILPERAN JAFA 20 arrive Moscow. His veopption was the Intrusted to Eung-abby, now in Russia, Me, A. Mitabell Zones, Flusspiel Adviser to | from the fonsel of deemer. It fortunately.
foeture of the day. A wosthy Inssian tea ortonsibly for the sole purpose of congratulab. The quantity of counterfeit Hilver coin or merchant napied Ferloft Induced In to declining the Ome on his coronition.
British Minister MacDonald war informed the Blamees Government, is a passenger on the happened that Luspector Hanted and a party P0. Arcadia which left London or 6th of police were at the fino returning in No. 8|
ay On Arriving at Singapore he will proyphics pinnace from Heat Paint, having been culating in Java continues to Ingreso, and this the socommodation provided by officials and to oeed to Juya to prosent himself to the King of attending the funeral of Inspector Molls foot, has aroused widespread alarm, Silver con cept the hospitality of his homes, which was from Paling that thera was no truth in the Say and as-seen, or they saw the thick smoke is new beginning to be looked upon with sampi decorated with utter disregard of Expenditure mission stay, and on the strength of that, towering to the skies the course of the launch on in many parts there and people alan and with splendid artistic effect. At the door complet with a semi-official denial from St. Sam-Bian Free fresa,
The M. M, steator Ernest Sisons, with the War changed out they prooooded with all having large quantities of it in their possession M. Perloff and his family received the envoy Petersburg, the British Foreign Office caurod possitie spoed to the scene. Mr. Lethbridge, The trouble writes from Netherlands India and offered him the symbol of Engin & contradiction to be published here, but this French and of the 22nd May, left Singapore Lating Superintendent of the Fire Brigade, being on a gold basis, and from the great hospitality broad auf salt-on a massive gold week the Foreign Office's morenity has host on Saturday, the 15th fast, at 4 pm, and any and a number of freon, with that promptituds difference between the intrinsio ud eiret-plate. In the courtyard the orobesten struck disturbed by trustworthy information that Li- be expected here on or about Raiurday, the 20th high-river fails there, also timed out, logelating value of its silver coin: The difference is up some wild Chiness air and the Kussy Hung.changed suoret Interviews with inst. This Packet briure roller to letters the with the fostane ire engine, and to this high enough to allow of prodtable counterfelt national anthem. Tanty ve boy attired in the Czar and later with the state of the despatobed from Hongkong on the 15th April.lient staff werelded, two or three crew fag, zul coiners have not failed to takeerory ads yellow and Nil strewed his path with fresh-cat Russian Asiating Department, which cas only
complimente. could. Of course it would have been perfectly spurious ettrer coln in circulation has had no artistio Chinese style. EADEM
Bir Halliday Macartney was ouro Fupposed of mechanics were burned to death and nighteen futile to try to subdue the famer on the cargo affect on the nominal value of the latter in To-day being the Car's birthday there were were more or less seriously injured: One work best, and so energetile monetes were taken to Jave, But the all is manifestad hy the solcna roligious services in that jaws at Russian to have British sympathies, but if that was ever shop was destroyed and another had to be pulled savo, the sailing ship. The frs had quickly growing mistrust of silver coin, Blatters have ahurches, the Temple of the Saviour, tau gold the case, he bas out-grown them. He tried down in to prevent the fire from spread spread to the vemel and her starboard side was come to seas that alvor ecin is not dome of which towers aloft over the entire city desperately to induce England to interfore to ing to the gbbenring buildings. The canso gach ablase. As soon as possible the crow, who takes in Jars willant a soarobing berating I was a plotareeque and striking spectacle and save China from Japan. He failed atterly of the faster is not precisely known, but from believed with great coolases, out the cargo best Discoveries of false coin are continually re was attended by loading members of the clorgy, and is hot likely to forgot that fact. It is not. The Government grand dates and duobosses, the Quam of Greece Thomas Eanderson on Thursday, and that he the nature of the busines earried on in the away from the aide and directed their efforts to posted, and difficulty continually risos in abbets of monasteries, heads of parish chaicks, improbable but he talked pretty plainly to Sir factory, where quantities of explosives and com-
extinguishing the fames on the ship Very passing genuine money. bustibles were stored, slight carelessness would fortunately they and the firemen who assisted Treasury and the Java Bans are extremely and her two sons and all the high offrials of was instructed to dose is almost beyond doubt, have suffoed te produse serious results. So them wero sucessful, imi e forcely did the strict in passing silver cola, and have recourse Moscow, with their dior, together with Ingions for whatever the character of the understanding quick was the spread of the fire that twenty fire rage that the wood work was charred to to sporial tests of genuineness. One result of aficom, whose polished ontres mamanse between China and Russia the former hus girls at work in the upper storey of the build-
the thickass of one inch andas swnings ami of all this is that liver money already silver eagles and star decomtions and diamonds ceased to fear England, and this may precipitate The position of Sir Halliday Macartney is lo had no time to effect a safe retreat. They part of the rigging were also destroyed The begins to depreciata in Java, despite the gold combined to produce a picture diffult to match trouble, which few people doubt is brewing. received such injuries that 8078 of them are
dartage to the ship was quite bad onough, but basis. Silver le Lue often not reocived in in Europe or the world. While the service was not expected to survive. The factory wait is done to say what would have happened payment, unless at a heavy discount, on Feing contuoted, the church parole of the so- unique. The Chinese governing aluse, asually larg establishment. It employed 120 male and had the fre not beau obdued so speedily pretence that it is not genuine or that its called godnation datachousut of troops, mumber so suspicioas, kust him absolutely, and there There were about five thousand comes of genuineness is doubtful. The authorities, Boing 50,000 was being carried out on the is no man living who understands the Chinese 800 female hande Japan Blat.
kerosine still on board, and it is safe to erenme far, are unable to check the importation af the Khonynaky plain, just outside of Moscow, mind en well as he does. How half-pay to Li Hurg-aberg's fortunes, and he has that if one of them had been touched by the spurious coin, which is smuggled in all sorts of In spite of the downpour of rat, the narrow surgeon out in China when he attached himself fire the whole ship would have been almost in artful ways. The coautorfeiting of two and a streete, kde bolovards, and pubelle places were stantly in femes. While the framen were half guilder pieces now gives one hundred per fall of people today, many wonding their way prospored by justifying the Viseray's confidence. Hitherto there the station where the Oxar and Carins were toacartney, of course, speaks and writes Chineso playing on the ship's side the pelice pinnace cont. profit to the acinars.
skill on the larger arrive. Bolomen in all his glory would scarcely with idiomatie dusney. If he liked to skavo, and the lamich from the Barbour Master's have tried their office were engaged in dealing with the burning pieces, but additional danger will arise be distingushed in the motley throng of Eastern cultivate a pigtall and marry a Chinese wORLI,
aved Mongols, who josted one mother and blocked one another earrings in the muddy Fetrovsky Palace until their solemn entry inte streets: The Case and Caarin will remata at
xuilders have a ring almist indistinguish- ble from that of the geuning coin, and counter than that of the larger ones. The spations fuiting the smaller pieces is harder to detect only experts that can detect any difference, and Comadires the counterfeit article is exported to An count of the arrival of the Duke and Holland, where it gets into circulation and Duchess of Connenght at Monow to-day will
mes brick to Jara as of sound mintage. The Gorerament stands helples and sens all its meres to stop the importation of spurious ecin ineffective and useless before the ingenuity of the importers. Straits Times translations.
NEWS VIA AUSTRALIAN
wife, and lives in a charming country house in Kent when he can get away from the Chinese Legation in London.
PERSECUTION OF ARMENIANE
Constantinople, 17th May. Over 1,500 Armazione have been arrested in the capital during the last fortnight, owing to cpprehensicaa of fresh manifestations by the Armenian population. Fifty-two Armenians and aiztoan Turks were also exiled to Asia Minor, yesterday, and seventy-three Turkish, arrested for some unknown cause. students of the Military College of Kuleli werh
A PRENCH DEMONSTRATIO
Park, 17th May. Several thousand persons took part in a manifestation this evening near the statue of Jeanne d'Arc, demanding the establishment of anations feto in her honour. They aftorward marched to the nowspaper offices, shouting her Bookefort." The police had to make several obargos before the mob disparsel and
Mra. Phillipina Langfeldt, the divorced wife of a former resident in Jepan, was murdered at 1,325, Henry Birent, San Francisco, on the night of the 15th May. She was 69 years of age, and her alleged murderer is a young Aus- trisu named Flauthor, who is now being searchod OUR AERATed Water FACTORY is atta completely enclosed in a ridiculous canopy for. Mrs. Langfeldt occupied rooms in the cargo boat, This was by no means an easy should they turn their attention inore, to and Western-princes, grave, long-bearded Mo. he might well pass in China as ʼn Chinese, bat | with the best English Machinery, embodying that one must go, almost up to the steps to home stated as a patient of Dr. Kleinoberg task. A floating fursos such as the onigot guilders and hail guilders, Counterfeit half | Sammedase, baignant Buddhists, and almozu- he still has thany European tastes, has a French
sou il. At a little distance and from cortain She was visited by Blatter, with whom she boat preeonbed foroad rather a formidable points of view it Is the canopy alone that is acquinted, on the evening of the 15th object to treat, with and the utmost care had intouse and it was extremely difficult to get a seen and a stranger looking at the singular way, and ext morning was discovered it her to be exercised. The heat was of course vary room with her throat cut. Robbery was object would be lost in conjecture as to what apparently the motive of the crime. Stre line fastened on to the boat, bot shu was in a pieces are so like the gennice coin, that it is Monco Indon, 10th May.
Langfoldt, says a San Francisco contomper comparatively short time towed: cloer of the it could possibly be The canopy might had had a remarkable and diversified Tife ship, although, owing to her helm being pulled conie in useful for a drinking fountain or experience. She was a native of Germany round, she described eccentrio Agures, and so something of that kind, but the sooner it is and fret emme to San Franco about thirty added to the frksoneness of the work. Bytually
appear, in the London Daily Telegraph to removed from the Queen's statue the better. yeses ago. At that time she was the wife of she was steered towards Hongham and it was
morrow from the pen of Bir Edwin Arnold. He Peter S. Bollinger, formerly an officer in the indeed a unique sight to see this immense mass
says:For all Englishmen the arrival of their platform of the Mikitskaya station, presented a fostal appearance with acarlot carpóta 'sid along It is disappointing to see so much money German army, who becane proprietor of this of dames, apparently starting from the water's
royal highnesses was the event of the day. The wasted, but there is no disguising the fict Eintracht Baloon on California Street. Soon edge, and ending forth a monster tower of smoke
It and 200 groandiorg of the guard in dark green afterwards Bollinger died, and bin widow, forced which ascended almost perpendicularly to the that the canopy is a mistake without a single to maintain herself, opened a millinery, store, heavens, being slowly towed away from all the
nnifordis drawn up in double line behind them redeeming feature and that its removal, now It was not long before she met Langfoldt, a shipping and to a part of the harbour where
the band of the palace guard and a group of of Their she could be bosalted and where the spirited
London 16th May, that we have got it, would he well worth young deck in a wholesale house.
life of the Bames could gradually. die away. The acmaintance ripened into attachment that re
Lord Rosebery, ins speech delivered Isster and distinguished officials, Grand Dukes Sergius, Vladmar and Alexis wore there with all tho expenditure it would entail. We alta in marriage. From Langfalda marrings was in on to some rocks in Horgham Bay by
to the widow, who was ten years his senior, about half-past son, hat it was not until this night in Devonshire, expressed the opinion that their Grand Duchessses, the milltary and civil governor of Neseow, and for the British would then have the statue disclosed to view, and although it falls somewhat short began the young man's cosssful career. He morning that the fire had eaten its way through the postponement of a Gerornment inquiry into
Was offered very lucrative employment in Yake the whole of the cargo. It se rumoured thist the notion of the British South Africa Char element, Embassador Sir Nichols O'Car and of what was expected, it would nevertheless hama, and to end his wife took up their residence a child was burnt to death in the boat and tered Company until the trial of Dr. Jameson Colonel Welby of the Sects Gray
covatal arresta were made. bas been concluded was worse than mo,inquiry ät
A LITTLE QUEEN'S BETROTHAL. The Duke and Duchess of Connaught on
London, 18th May. be a public adornment and world better thers. About taoive years ago, while at the Trspector Hanson at once made inquiries, but as
height of their prosperity; they visited Barope. he was nusble to find the papers belonging a Such a policy, the er-Premier said, would alighting from the train were cordially wel
Youse suspicion abroad and discontent at home.
comed by Grand Duke Borgins and other Mus The Berlin correspondent of the Standard answer the purpose for which it was erected.
Soon after returning from their tour of to the boat during this afteroom ho could not Europe, and after a marriage of twenty-five ascertain whether there was any ground for the Further oipher letters which have been published covite magnates and they afterward shook sage that it is reported that Queen Wilhelmine recognized friends. The Dpobees wore a Bornhard Henry, grandson of Grand Dake Fears, disarra crept into the household that had report. Soon after the fire broke out a souple peal Government reveal hands with the English Embassador and other of Holland will be betrothed in June to Prines Charles Alexander of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. nover heen blessed with children. The result of pigs, imprisonbil in sped on the boat, were wild proposal was made by the Reform Com
travelling, oloak of fawn-coloured cloth, with a was a divorce. Mrs. Langfeldt returned from heard squealing with all their might end se mitteo, after the battle of Doornkop, to resou
Dr. Jameson President Krager has thanked plaited cape. The Duke was in a General's Queen Wilhelmina was born in August, 1880, the Oxlenkankup havosidans in Sany stopped their neise two or three minutes Francisco, having an independent fortino At Afterwards it s rozsonably conjecture that Mr. Chamberlain for the latter's assurans that uniform, with the bine ribbon of the order of while Prince Bernhard Henry was born in
fall inquiry shall be held into the oironist Andraw dorose his breast. As he passed April, 1878 her disposal. There she unhappily met, they perished, but, unlike the roast pigu in married, and was divorced from an adventurer Lamb's dissertation, without affording anyone stances attending Dr. Jameson's raid.
REMARKABLE SUIT AGAINST AN ARABIAN namad Saider. That was about three years ago, the opportunity of making way wonderful in Seidet got some money from her and then vention. It should be stated that it is probable deserted her. Upon inquiry she learned that we owo this extraordinary fire to the marvellous Saider had been married several times before ingernity of a Chinaman who thought he would The marriage was accordingly annulled and
try the effects of burning jos paper near to tho Spider was sent to San Quentin to serve a kerosino esses. The cargo was insured, but no term for bigamy. Langfeldt, the other divorced local companies are affectedt. Fortunately it is Jusband sad the one whose name she retained, ny years sinoo a big korosine fre ccurred in
The estate of Barou de Hirsch, the Hebrew drried the widow of a former partner of his; a the elony and that was not in the harbour. Mre Nachtigal, Blanthen, the supposed Ahont fourteen or fifteen years ago biety thon. millionaire, who died on April 21 is sabimated murderer, called upou Mas. Langfellt a few send uses of kerosins were barnt at Wanshat at £16,000,000, in addition to the £500,000 months ago with letter of introduction from and on that occasion, the fire Insted over two almady bequeather in the Jewish colonisation schemes and cdžer oharities. His wife, tho. Captain von Winkler, & friend of Langfakits, days and at the tits caused ocasderable excite-Bucaress, inherits £8,000,000. The death of
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the Baron resulted from an operation of trucke otomy, which we performed to relieve what was believed to be cancer in the threat.
**: London, 17th May. Canada is at present in the throes of a This competition was constuled yesterday. general election, and party feeling am very Tho cores were high owing to the thick grass.high. The bitterness of the confict is au The late rains have done a ict to improve the contuated by religious-and racial differences. greens, but the lies have become very
Yesterday, at a meeting hold in Montrol, the French Canadians being indignant at the re- ferences made to their leader, the Hon, Wilfrid Laurier, prevazted Sir Charles Tupper, the Fromier, from speaking. A fres ight between the two parties broke up the meeting.
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HORGKONG, JUN 16th, 1896.
THE occurrence of rebellions in Chine no longer excites any keen interest. The
The stormer Woolrich, from Hamburg, left Singapore on the 13th inst, and may be exported
•hare on omakone ( 20th im
H.M.S. Centurion grounded on a sand bank in Bhimonoseki Straits on the 13th June, but wes fontod of withent damage.
On Sunday there were three cases of plogue la the oily and ona xt Kowloon. Festerday there wore flyo ossen, all in the city."
The old one, which for many years past has been used as the mooring vessel of Her Majesty's Navy is advertised for sale.
The CP stemor Empress of China arrived at Nagasaki at 8 am. yesterday and left. sgais at & pm. for Vancouver, vis Kobe and Yoko
hams...
The C. P. steamer Empress of India arrived at Yokohama at 6.30a.m. yesterday and left at 3 p.m. for Hongkong, via Kobe, Nagasaki, and Shanghai.
The O. & O, steamer Belgic, with mails, &o., from San Francisco to the thalt, has arrived at Yokohama, and leaves for this port this morning, the 16th inst, via Nagasaki.
On the 6th June fire broke out in the premises of the Nippon Cotton Spinning Company at Dojima, Osaka, which were completely dostroved. Several lives ware lost and many severe injuries | sustained.
SUPREME COURT.
Jane Isth
IN ORIGINAL JURIDICTION.
DEFORE HIS Horous Dr. CARRINGTON (CHIEF JUSTICE).
KWONG CHUER CHEUNG HING KES FIRM V. 20 NANG KEU FIRM AND-ED KIT TING. defendanta under a writ of foreign attachment The plaintiffs brought an action against the
to resover 88,554|-||
Hon. H. E. Pollock (instructed by Mr. Reece) appeared for the plaintiffs who, he said, obtained a writ of foreign attachment against the defen dants on the 18th May, and these proceedings
New York is buying sugar largely in Lou- don. Sixty steamor are loading with sugar no English ports for the United States to meet the shortage in the Cuban erop. The visille supply in estimated to be $20,000 tons less thaa in 1893.ere being taken o parte ander the provisions
af sub-section 17, of section 82 of the Code of Civil Procedure, Ordinance 13 of 1887. The Singapore Free Praia in informed a Tus defondant, Lo Kit Ting, was the sole what it is told is good authority, that the proprietor of the Lo Neng Keo firm and he Secretary of State has decided that the Hon. absconded from Shanghai on the 14th May and E. E. Lemonger (Colonist Treasurer) and the had not returned Counsel did not propose to H. H. Trattar (AuditorsGeneral) must retirea that day into other rival claims or disputer by April, 1897.
ne to the property attached by the plaintiff, but" he simply asked his Lordship to give judgment Some time age the members of the sub against the defendants. The petition of the ordinate service of the Straits Settlements sext plaintiffs set forth that they were inerchants a memorial to the Government praying for and contaiasion agents carrying on business at xchange compensation or an increase of their 3, Bonham Strand-West, and that the do effect that the Soorotary of State for the
A reply has been received to the fandante Ters, until the 14th May lasty carry ing ou a mercantile business in Shanghai, and Colonies regrata he is unable to comply with Lo Kit Ting was, until he absconded from the request of the memorialists-Straits Times. Shanghai, the manager, and sola proprietor of the said firm. It was agreed between The Royal Engineer Variety Club, gave the parties that inconsideration of the de very good entertainment in the best shed, fondant, firm sanding goods to the plaintiff Wellington Harusaks, on Saturday night, shall fra for sale on commission at the rate of se it in to be repentad to-night we advise those
two per cent the plaints firm should pay who would like to see what some of our soldiers to the defendant firra sums of money equal to can do in the way of providing good wholesome
or exceeding the value of the goods, sent and amusement to pay them a visit. The programme the plaintal firm world debit the defendant firm contains mary excellent songs, which were
with such patients. The accounts wore settled siso a military, dracas, in two sets, which is well worth seeing.
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[We do not hold ourselves serponsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondas "OLD FOGEY” MAKES A SLIP.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS," Dear Sir Old Fogay" has made a elip in to-day's article on Sport. A cycle geared in 91 inches wonid onver 250 inches or 23 ft 10 tu for pack resolution of the Fodals, instead of 7 ft. 7 in. as gives. The 91 has is the diameter of the equivalent wheel Yours truly.
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Hongkong, 15th Jane, 1808.
MURDER OF A EUROPEAN IN`
JAVA:
Batavia, 4th Jane.
The syndicate which racantly parchased the Pneumatio Tize Company for £2,000,000, and sobsequently took over the business of the Singer Company, at Coventry, for which the som of £1,000,000 was paid, has floated the concern on the London warket for £4,000,000 Sixty thousand tenders, representing altogether £9,000,000, were received
A telegram received from America reports that a terrible oynione, which struck Sherman, the capital of Grayson, Texas (U.S.A.), destroyed. the western side of the town. In addition to the destruction of property 120 persons were killed, and say injured.
FRINCE
along the platform at the head of the British procession tas band of grenndices of the palace
www London, 17th May: played "God Save the Queen, with great spirit and good exarution. EVAL
Azories of remarkable divomes, breach of The correspondent of the Dasty News at promise and other trials are at present, occupy- Moscow notes the prosess thereof the Bishop of ing the law court. The chief interest, how- Peterborough as the especially weredited legate over, centres in a romance which was unfolded from the Bes of Canterbury at the coronation before Justice Hawking. It was the case of of the, Czar. His preserve does not excite Briggs, the Emir Hafs, an Arabian Prince, comment," says the correspondent, as tu in- who has paid several visits to America and who telligent Russian nocepts seriously the recently has resided in prinody style for years at rariona mooted project for effecting a union between London hotels. Briggs, who is a lawyer, treti- the Anglican and the Orthodox Greek church."led that he cost the uit rhes the latter wa
The correspondent also remarks upon the a youth under the guardianship of Miss Burton, coldness of the popular reception of other
aaister of the famous traveller. According to members of the Imperial family then the Caus
a letter from Miss Burton, Emir Hafiz's father This, he is assured, does not denote displeasure
was a Prince, the ruler of Mecca, and a thirty- but he is inclined to doubt this, as he observed third descendant of the prophet. Haz claimed that the Grand Duke Vladimir and Queen his family fortune amounted to £20,000,000, of Dign of Greece were only the unch pleased to which he was entitled to one-quarter," conowledge the very few respectful salutations on their arrival.
In 1882 Hafa summoned Brigge to Oxford and informed him that his family was coming A Moscow despath to the Standard say to England to invest the fortune, which had Crowds of people wait patiently in the streets been melted into gold bars and packed in salt, for hours for a glimpse of the foreign royal in order that they might be carried more easily personages in the city. When they appear the On the strength of this story Briggs lent crowds greet them reapeatfully, but almost money to Hafs and afterward on various pleas silently. The Rasaisne are not acustomed to and upon the Emir's representations that it was inialge in a polsy demonstration. The bil nagweary to sond messengers to Arabia to com
sncy of the secae is sadly marred by the inunieste, with Hadis's parents and send ships to persistent rain.
... the coast to meet the treasure carton. Brigga.
| also furushed other sums of money, amounting
£3,500.
The whole military forces were under arms tonight for the tattoo, when the arrangement was suddenly cancelled owing to the receipt of the news of the death of Amlichke Charles Louis. The vast crowds was disappointed, but the troops marched back to the barracks singing.
SUGAR IN AMERICA. Alway
The lawyer admitted writing a latter to Hats to the effact that the advancos were
Stringent measureanre being talon to suppress
to out of love," but has complained that the growth of Socialism in Germany. The
this letter was writion at the distation of the police of Berlin, who are strictly enforcing the
kmir, whom he described sozuitable. Counsel existing laws, have already affected the arrest of
for-Hafin said that the latter lived on an income 47 members of political societies.
Berlin, 13th May.famished by his tribe, amenating from £7,000 London, 18th May.
The Reichstag on Wedrendy, ty a vote of 3 to 412,000 yearly. He added that the Briggs The Delgian Chamber of Deputies le graat 144 to 124, adopted the sugar bill, with various family had for years lived with linfiz, dominated * ing liboral assistance to the Congo Free State radiations, and a resolution in favour of the him and hoped to prout ultimately when Hafiz (the central Government of which is it Brusurly removal of export borntias, straled over Mecca. Hats · had given Mrs. sela), in order to extend the navigabla" portion of the Congo Kicur as far as Leopold villa.
The House of Commons has voted £60,000
Ultimately
Washington, 16 May Briggs sums of money aggregating £6,000, in The Senate Committee on Finance has under addition to clothes and jowellery.
the Briggs family and Hatz quarrelled and the
The trial lasted five days and resulted yesterday
proposis to countervail ngalust countries which suit to recover the money advanced followed. for the maintenance of an additional natal fores considecation the bill of Senator Perkins, which to the Australian squadron.
Princs Louis, Duke of Orleans, head of the may act tariffs or import duties tending to
injure the commerce of this countrys mak in a vordiet for Briggs and romA
The fact that the Gerraan Government on
FERSISTENT ATTACKS BY THE RUSSIAN House of Orleans, and the accepted chief of the
PRESS ON THE UNITED STATES. Legitilat party in France, has publicly Wednesday inst enacted an expert bounty on Announced from Brussels, where he is at present sugar will enable the producers of that contry
St. Petersburg, 17th May. residing, that lo is quite willing to sacept to send engar to this country and ecmipate sno
Of late there seems to be o poraistort sorica plébiscite on his claims to the throne of Francssfully with the produccre here. The beet
The outlook for the agricultural intérest la
of attacks by the Russian, press against-the England is at present.vory glossy, owing to a sagar producers are up in arins over the matter,
in the Neveal of to-day. It maysThere is protracted drought, which is retarding she and drors of telegrams have been received United States. Here is one of the most recent by members of both houses of Congress, ugualogy in the relations of the United States to growth of the drops.
Caba and of England' to the Transvaal. Ju
A number of Cornish fishermen at Penzance, sready sotien to meet that of ile German objecting to Shadey work, resorted yesterday premment So persistent am thou who are
much energy bat little doliency in its choice of to vigorous methods to express thaie disorging the proposed legislation that it may be both instances the Anglo-Baron race has shown approval. They seized the vessels containing the Finance Committee will week to get the
insurgents are invariably se handicapped well rendered on Saturday night, and there is up to the d of last year by the appropriation last, the victim being a man named Weston, supplios for London and the eastern counting Porking, Traksüre 97 zeme bill akin to it passedMGADA, RENTALS AN
al throw the fish overboard.
London, 19th May. It is doially announced that the Imperial
August
Yesterday afternoon Mz. J. H. Prosser soldwed to the plaintiffs $8,554, and it was le re the night in question he was counting Parliament will ha prirogued in the middle-of-l
EXTRAORDINARY SCENE IN THE
HARBOUR.
erchangea
.
in a rude way and who at suy rate are not made a hundred converts: They have two offices, it ap, perhaps with a little harmless exaggera money-Singapore Free Press corrispondert.The Ciny deconded and assisted the Czarina or flood of me pets SANAT
A Berlin despatch to the Standard says, a
A very terrible murder was perpetrated at
LADY HALLE'S JUBILEÉ Bandong (Presager Residerey) on Saturday
butory the close of the preanat session.
Londen, 17th May. by want of suppliès, both of arme and au
by the plastiff of varions sumalout after deduct proprietor of the merry-go-round; that was
FLIGHT OF: ITALIAN COLONETS IN AFRICA,
At Marlborough House on Saturday, in the ing these sume it was found that the defendants recently in Singapore. It appears that an
London, 18th May. munition, that the Imperialists, however
presence of a distinguished company, the Prinos A Sen reporter, who happened to be in Naples of Wales, on kobalf of the subscribors, pre- hadly lad, however wretchedly disciplined,
dover this amount that the action was brought cash after closing his show at 8 pm, which
at the begining of the week witness the ranted to Lady Halle a silver ivory casket con- soon gain the advantage, more especially as of Komedy Road. It is Inland lot No. 1,379 arm, gave evidence in support of counsel's of the murderers, for or the game night
by auction a piece of Crown land at the Sonth
Tong Yat Shi, the maneger of the plaintiff must have been seen by and excited the cupidity
comarkable scenes in connection with the hende taining the dosds to a domain and obstexu near coming of the sick and wood wldiers and Venice. The presentation was in commierterS they are always able to maintain ecm and contains 35,890 square feat. The annual opening sistement,
he was shot at with pistol, whilst asleep,
colonists from Italian Afrion Some of the tion of the jubiles of the violinist, who meds His Lordship gare judgment against the by a European boy of only sixteen years of THE AMERICAN MAIL munication with the coast, which, since the rental is 8268 and the unat price was $5,9ók,
soldiere were in a frightful state. Several were bar detat at Tieans in 1964 as Wilhelmina There was only one bidder, the lot being defendants for the fall amount with costs and age, through the bamboo window of the small acquisition of a maritime trade, has become knocked down for Mr. A. Shelton Hooper, who with the usual rate of interest. The question but which he occupied, adjoining his merry-
The P. M. steamer China, with the American stark mad but that is part of the ordinary Nerds when only six years of age. As Mmo. Norman Neruda she was a favourite violinist in their base. Thus the announcement made was acting on behalf of the Hongkong Larals to how effect could be given to the judgment go-round. The bullet having taken effect, tins wail of the 20th May, arrived yesterday. The penalties of war, whether gaceissful or su
London for twenty years, and in 1868 she rear the other day by our Shanghar ukerning Lovestment and Agency Company Limited for was ons, his Lordship said, which had better boy and his two antiva nocumplions entered the following telegrame are from our San Francisco The colonists. furnished the strangest od Bir Charles Halle, the distinguished pianist
$5,874 One condition of the malo is that only be settled in chambers for the purpose of but and stabled Weston to death, and then
mose pitiful sight. Men, wom, pikiren: contemporary, to the effect that there had European Latines can be erected on the site.
· The` saksoribers to the Fund include the bringing into Court in the proper way and ab proceeded to search for his cash, sounting to
were all in raga, sore, ban and hungry--a very | Prince and Princess of Wales, Princess Louise," becu another Mahommedan outbreak in Las
the proper time the parties who laid olaim to about 1.700. The murder caused a great deal TILE CCEONATION, OF THE CZAR
different class of people from those who, two 02. London, 16th May..
the King and Queen of Denmark and the King The Franch Cowan at Canton in his report the property- cbow prefecture, Kansul, hardly sufited to
of excitement in Bandung, and the Govern
and Queen of Sweden, the Duke and Duchess on the trade of that pert saysThe only make a ripple, on the political waters, In branch of commerce capable of development
martinmediately offered a reward of £.950 Sir Edwin Arnold, describing from Moscow three years age, used to embark weekly from for the arrest of the mazers, and this to-morrow's Telegraph the arrival of the Naules en route for the promised laas on the of York, Mr. Gladstone, Arthur Balfour, the this case, nevertheless, it would seem the is that in Cantor tea. Tal within recent years
The Car and Czarina at Smolenskf station, writes: hor of the Red son. These people dewire Landgrave of Hesse Baron Revelstoke, the the public soon incrassed to £11,000. informer appeared in the shape of a milk-Never were renk splendid or various uniform by the glowing stories published in the official Duke of Abercorn, tho Dake of Westminster, robels have seared some successes in having our merchants in France obtained their tos from London since then thanks to the initia
man who had witnessed the marder, and the Ben together, except in Russia. In this rich newspapers, sold their little properties at home Cardinal Vaughan, the Archbishop of Yesk surrounded the Imperialist forces and almost tive taken by this consulate, which placed the
arrest of the exiprita followed. The boy mar-ensemble of superb, soldierly attire, Cision and sailed over blithely souldent that they Sir Angusing Harris, Mme. Albani, Sir Henry decimated them, although the latter were Paris houses in communication with English TWELVEAUNDRED CALES OF EEROSINE ABLAZE. firma here dealing in this article and having
Residents in the colony yesterday morning derer has been employed as a Etter in the and Cossack uniforms relieved the familiar would reture before any yesra fat and rich Irving, Sir John Millsis, the late Lord Leigh
Govorament Railway hops at Sandong, whilst costs of the lancers dragoons, usar and As events live proved, they found not an Edenton, Baron Rothschild and Almi Tadenia.
bat a veritable inferno, with raske, stonos better provided with firearms than their their own tes-tasters certain number of witaessed an noprecedented spectacle in the
con of the untives was a former servant of the guardsmen When the early guards were arags, beasts, and savage men. They tolled PENALTY FOR RILLISO A MAN IN A DUEL sailants. The report nukis that from 4,000 uses of tea have been exported direct to harbour, we fower than twelve hundred casos victim,
drawn up in line, with their ine band behind
IN GERMANTAN HA to 6,000 of the Imparialist troops are either France.
London; 17th May. containing keresiae, stored on a cargo bost, Mr. Weston was a man of peculiar ideas, and them and their sabres all naked, a long, loud night and day in the vain hope of making the killed or missing Possibly the Mahomme,
Recent revelations have not demped the ardor being ablaze one time The aight was a very he was lately robbed by a European employer shout arose. The train drew np, and the two wilderness blossom, but not ena mong them, 20 of some hundreds of guildars whilst running Grand Dukes, Vladimir and Alexis, fellowed they may, has ever enoceeded in raising what in dans wore led by some of YAROOB Bra's old of the Balvation Army in Tokyo. From what extraordinary one altogether and those whe
his merry-go-round in Bateris, where he would by a gleaming, glittering band of magnates the post district of Italy, would be called military court has sentenos Caunt von Kotze captains, who know a little of the art of war we can gather, these missionaries are making were fortunate enough to witness it will ever not open his show a Sunday the day above advanced, harehanded, with low bows to the apps, and what little the induced the land to to two years imprisonment in a fortress & yield was as often as not destroyed by drought punishment for his duol with Baron von headway and it is claimed that they have already retain it in their memories and doubtless serve all others on which he would have coined door of the Imperial carring.
Bobrader, whlob rasnited in the death of the Worst of all, they were unable to escape from latter complai deficient in courage, a quafit unknown to
to alight His Majesty wore a uniform ef
FUNERAL OF PREDERICK GREY,. green, with a General's cap. The Empress bad what was a veritable, bondage, because they had no money left to pay the cost of the homoward
Pretoris, 18th May... arp seven officers, including Colonel Wright, The fire occurred ut bofors eight o'clock. At A Trip to Froy Benton is the title of a a travelling dress of sheeky white, under to.
There was a great demonstration here to-day and flourish fans instead of lending the Brigadier Borell, and Captains Clark, Hitch that time the German sailing ship Columbus, very interesting article in the April English richly embroibian music called to attention instructions, from Rome absolutely refused to upon the option of it fans of F. In Gray
embroidered cloak. Thadr bands were voyage, and the local authorities, acting upon charge. The revere appears to have Newcombe, Davonshire, and Hart. Fear of which arrived here from New York on the 256h, isoman.. It îs'un sopount of the vast manufac
theas are women, and Mrs. Wright' also assists.
Ent with the military, ravenes everything suicide by eating his threat in jail. Bamey sufficiently alarmed the Kansu authori- All wear Japsuuss blothes and are waking pro- May, was discharging ber ergo of kerosine tory of Licbig's Extract of Meat Company and the Imperial pair passed together down a help them leave the coltiny the Reform Committesman who opmmitted
We quote the article in questionAs an Line of splendid soldiers. The bands played the
WILL ORGANIZE THE CHINESE ARMY. ties to induce them to send urgent telo green in their knowledge of the languave. This She was; of course, in the kerosine anchorage, accompaniment on sporting and travelling ex- stirring notes of the national anthern, while changed. The solonista ficcked to the count. Baraato rode in the first carriage,
Berlín, 18th May. grams to Nanking and Wachang, asking mixing with the Japanese gives them a pope and there were two first class orgo boats, Nos. peditions, the Extreet in spasially prized, aring asintes were exchanged and roporte briefly made as the victorious Abyssinians drove the troope
Colonel Liebert of the Prussian service hus for reinforcements to help to suppress there in the hands on the sport bulb ad 109 and 114, alongside, and bent No. 60 was to its convenience for aarriage and the facilly and soverted. The brilliant crowd then partea before them, and the distressed civilians became
live in fine houses acquire. The circulation of
ases of kerosine, which with which a little is converted into a refrena to allow the Emperor and Empress to move to such a sorte of smbarrament to the Italian rebellion. The Viceroys Liu KUN-YU and the Japanem exlition of the War Cry is said to being filed first with
were being unloaded by Moure, Jardine, Ma ing and palatable bevarage. Mr. H. M. their grand carriage of state. They retired and generals that the lesser of two evile was apcepted, accepted the mission of eganising the Chineso CHANO CHIH-TUNG will, it is reported, send have reached 12,000. Japan Gazette.
theson and Co. for the Standard Oil Company, Stanley, in his work. Through Darkest Africa, the Uhians and Coassol quickly formed's front and the ruined onlonists were seat bome in froep army, and will leave for Chins next week. Ha gives an lustause of the marvellous effect of a and rear guard to the royal equipage, which ships. Most of them came from tas northern will be accompanied by twenty Cerasu drill about eight thousand men to assist the
A highly ancocasful attempt at cupplying a When about twolve hundred cases had boon the Extract on one of the live carrier whirled away to the Petrovsky palast amid pravuses of Italy, whither, being utterly pen instructors. Ranauli Government, and other provincial teasing population with free milk, creant, and discharged into the beat there was a endden atzioko dawn by the intensely cold rala On renewed cheers from the wet but delighted niless, they have been sent from Naples at the Each man and women honeforta will be a administrations are also expected to furnish batter was, the Jopen Cucette says, made on burst of Bame, a general halter-skelter of the the 22nd, soon after the advance had reached Muscovites, who were quite happy now that Government's expose honedor contingente. In the end, no doubt, a board the NP. staraar Tacome throughout her ocupants freau the best, much shouting and pamp, a cold and honey shower of wait fell, which they had see their young and wall bolored entreef dissentent and a living warning against suficient fores will be collected to boon slipped in Tacoma for Hongkong, which retexning, and the firing of the alarm from the energies and their inpovariated atoms wore The festivities begin so they will end, with a tally of the policy of colonial ex
charged with violation of the four of association eruch the rising in a short period afforded more than enough milk, not only for milling ship. The occupants of the boat were not proef sgainst alitakala and Zacabaria birthday, this being the anniversary of the birth Africa,WE DEMansion in executive committee of the party who wÁTO *** RUSSIA'S GRIP ON THE ORIENT.S during 1893-04 and 1295, which commenced on last Friday, was röanluded to-day. As a result unless some leader with a spark the offers and passengers, but also for every terribly excited and in their anxiety to Bes dropped their tada in the road and rushed of the Csar, and the 6th of June being that of
member of the crew and steerage. Chief Officer
belter-skelter for thecamp, One Mahal managed the Czarina. For days past the weather has
Bir Halliday Madartasy, an extremely state of the trial Herr Bebel has been flued 75 nurks of military gudua arises among the insur W. Smith took in and a creamery, and from the burning deck they jumped into to growl near my tent, whorda a candio yes it, heon superlatively disagreeable, and this morn- gents, and, taking the Imperialist levies in thanks to his skill sea watour dairyman, the water, being picked up by the viber for in a rainstorm the forest, eren in daylight, ing was one of the dullest, dreariest and dampest Botohman, who for many years has been in the Herr Aur and Plankoush 50 marke and Horren of Ruasion days. The rain come down in Chiasso diplomatio service, and, strange to say, Singer and Gerish 40 merke sach. Most of the pesisted also by other willing bands amongst the cargo boat, which immediately mooted of outs as dark so on an ordinary night in the gross detail, cuts them off and marches south ship's officers, delicious green and batter were danger. The famen shot all over the bent land. Hearing him groan, 1 sened cart with slanting lines, soaking the squard acros ed gay in entirely treated by his employers, had's long others were fined 30 muck The rest, includ ward, eating up the country, in wonted styic, served daily at table. The shari proved to bo
the sandle and found the naked holy rigid in age, the costly carpets and gorgeous decors interviey with Sir Thomas Sanderson at the ing two women, wero noquitled.
London, 29th. Ma5. as he goes. Such a leader, brwever, is not a good specimen of the srt of that gustul members twinkling of an ere and there the mud, ausble to more. As lo ane the one that overarch the long streets. The cost Foreign O Rice on Thursday. All the newspapere
of a ship's samplement, the carpenter, A WAK, in much less time than it taker candle-flame his eyes dilated widely, and ho of entringe hire is consequently camous here jumped hastily to the cordation that the The Borli sorrespondent of the Times maya developed every tay, and if he could now medal of merit was struck off and presented to to write it, a huge force fire blazing, atteinpted to grasp it with his hauda. He was Yesterday it was quite easy to hire n'osh or interview related to alleged Hindan aggression thirty-two of the forty soren socialista placed be found he would find it difficult to ercive Mr. Smith by the engineering staff during thin while a tremendous coin of deak, black alonso borne to fire and laid within a for curinge for £6's day, now £11 ls the market At Chatoo, but there in the best of reasons on teial for violation of the jaws of association
to believe that much more. Important busi wore noquitted. order out of disorder, or make soldiers ont voyage. Ada Espro sequel to the floating smeko ascended from the turning beat, indient inches of it, and, with the addition of a pint of prion
Yesterday there were a fow bones of odm Ken was discussed, and that the language used Horr HobelBoys of the result-The political Cairy, one of the cows presented the Tacoma ing to every hoty looking towards the harbour hot broth made from the Idebig Company's of untrained coolies. The Mabommedans of with the bull calf po, the pawning of 2nd that something unusual was happening, each Estract of eat, wo restored him to his paratively fair weather, of which the Chines was not altogether diplomatis. The real sub- police never sustained such a crashing defeat
la coluinn of smoko as that never was emitted" nenada,"
Ebitdor, Li Hung-chang, took advantage jeot talked about was the alleged boaret mission and certainly the main all of the trial is to Yunnan, when much more wealthy and Jane, which was daly named "Tacoma.
most Chinese officers, who hùng in the rear
one at Shintomato and the other of nation, over the tea table when they go bone. while a thirdis to be opened at Hachioji. There
recent trip frota Tacoma. Several cows had
demoralised many in the column; thoir faking | Char.
Loudon, 16th May.
TRIAL OF SOCIALISTE. IN GERMANY,
Berlin. 18th May. The trial of the forty-seven socialists, mu-
cluding the president and members of the